In partnership with the Wilson County Fair, the Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee (RTA) will be operating a special Music City Star excursion train to the Wilson County Fair on Saturday, August 20 and Saturday, August 27.

Each Saturday during the fair, the Music City Star will depart from Riverfront Station at 2 p.m., stop in Donelson at 2:12 p.m., Hermitage at 2:20 p.m., Mt. Juliet at 2:28 p.m., Martha at 2:37 p.m., Lebanon at 2:51 p.m., and arrive at the Temporary Fairgrounds Station at 3 p.m.

The return train to Nashville will leave the Temporary Fairgrounds Station at 9 p.m., with boarding for the return trip beginning at 8:30 p.m.

An allotment of 400 tickets will be available to the general public each week. Cost is $21 for ages 13 and older and $16 for ages 6-12. An additional $2.50 processing fee is added to each adult and child ticket. There is no charge for children age 5 and younger.

The ticket includes round-trip train fare and one-day admission to the fair. Parking is free at all of the outlying stations (Donelson, 2705 Lebanon Pike; Hermitage, 4121 Andrew Jackson Parkway; Mt. Juliet, 22 E. Division St.; Martha, 65 Martha Circle; Lebanon, 334 W. Baddour Parkway). Customers are encouraged to park at these stations as there is no parking available at Riverfront Station.

Customers who purchased the special tickets will need to show their ticket to train personnel for scanning when boarding on both trips. Children age 5 and younger will need a printed ticket, and parents should request these tickets when they make their purchase. Weekday Music City Star tickets and passes are not accepted on the Wilson County Fair train.

Backpacks and folding chairs will be allowed onboard. Any items that will not fit underneath the seat or on luggage racks, such as large coolers, bikes and wagons, are not permitted on the train.